How veterinary drugs get to market in the UK

How veterinary drugs get to market in the UK

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There are around 2,000 veterinary medicinal products authorised for use in the UK. This article explains which products need authorisation and which can be marketed without. It describes the type of information that needs to be supplied by companies to gain marketing authorisation, whether branded or generic, and explains why, and how, the safety of medicines is monitored after marketing.

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Before a veterinary medicinal product can be marketed in the UK, it must have a marketingauthorisation (MA) or meet certain criteria for exemption. An MA can be granted in theEuropean Union (EU) via the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and European Commission(EC), or in the UK via the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). This article looks at whatis involved in the licensing of veterinary medicinal products, including generics, for use inthe UK.